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Jerry G. Bishop traveled the country with the Beatles, worked as a major market radio and television personality over five decades, and created the original character of Svengoolie out of his fertile imagination. But he always considered himself a Chicago kid at heart, proud of his roots in the Lawndale neighborhood on the West Side. He even modeled his two restaurants in San Diego after his favorite hometown dining spots. Word that Bishop died Sunday at 77 evoked memories of his unforgettable run as morning star of the former WCFL during the golden era of Top 40 radio in the...

Berwyn resident has plans to set up shop on Roosevelt Road near Ridgeland 6338 W. Roosevelt Rd. Photo by Graham Johnston/Staff Staff Reporter A Berwyn resident is looking to open a gun shop in Oak Park, Wednesday Journal has learned, though it's not clear whether the village will give him the go-ahead. Justin Delafuente, 27, applied for a license back in July, for a business he plans to call Windy City Firearms, located at 6338 W. Roosevelt Rd. In his original application, he was shooting for an Aug. 22 opening date, but was still waiting for the village to issue...

South Berwyn Elementary School District 100 officials concealed a 1999 letter in which three 10-year-old girls said they were molested by band teacher Robert Sperlik Jr., then misled parents about the seriousness of the allegations, according to a federal lawsuit filed Wednesday by one girl's parents.